Phillies vs Dodgers: NLCS Discussion

by **Wizlah** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 15:52:54

Still feeling quite calm. I think monkeywiz's arrival broke my sports head.

Maybe I'll go from calm to psychotic tomorrow.

by **Bill McNeal** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 15:53:14

That is a lot of gar(r)y

by **NickSixers** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 16:15:05

Maybe Manny should ask the Cubs how getting the SI cover works out.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 16:47:40

NYTimes runs its perfunctory article on those lovable Philly losers:

NYTimes 100708 wrote:Remembering When Philly Was, Briefly, A Winner
....the Phillies lost the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles in five games and plunged into a decade-long spiral as an also-ran. But when Mike Schmidt lifted Al Holland (Mr. T, to go by his totally-’80s nickname) after the final strikeout, all was glorious.

Nobody knew it then, but for Philadelphia, that was pretty much the end of the only sustained era of sporting excellence the city has known. From 1974 to 1983, the four major pro sports teams competed for a championship 10 times. Every team took at least one turn. In the 1980 season, all four played for a title....

....They buried a lot of ghosts,” said Chris Wheeler, the longtime Phillies broadcaster. “But nothing would ever take away what happened in ’77 because of the suddenness of that game. That was awful. Oh, that was awful.”....

....Now a wary sports town has another chance, and look at who stands in the way.

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 16:51:27

Mike Reilly was picked Wednesday as the umpire crew chief for the NL championship series and Tim McClelland was selected as crew chief for the ALCS.

Reilly will be working his ninth LCS, McClelland his eighth.

Also working the NL series will be Mike Winters, Gary Cederstrom, Jerry Meals, Ted Barrett and Mike Everitt. McClelland will be joined by Derryl Cousins, Brian Gorman, Brian O'Nora, Alfonso Marquez and Sam Holbrook

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 17:50:41

I hope we sweep so I don't have to hear about this "Wow, wouldnt it be cool if it was Dodgers/Red Sox??" bull shit

by **karn** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 17:53:45

Why in the flip would Dodgers-Red Sox be any more interesting than Phillies-Red Sox??

by **karn** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 17:53:58

What am I missing?? Guys??

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 17:54:36

Manny and Torre apparently

by **karn** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 17:57:13

I guess. Whatever. Phillies in 3

by **BuddyGroom** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 18:20:54

I'm sure the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale will do a fine national anthem. But how about Patti Labelle? Daryl Hall?

Oh well, at least Sarah Palin isn't throwing out the first ball.

by **Grotewold** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 18:21:22

I didn't realize how nasty Lowe has been lately -- yikes

by **Bucky** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 18:29:28

BuddyGroom wrote:I'm sure the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale will do a fine national anthem. But how about Patti Labelle? Daryl Hall?

Oh well, at least Sarah Palin isn't throwing out the first ball.

She's Friday

by **Camp Holdout** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 19:14:04

Grotewold wrote:I didn't realize how nasty Lowe has been lately -- yikes

check road home splits since he's been in LA. itll make you feel better.

by **phdave** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 19:20:31

karn wrote:I guess. Whatever. Phillies in 3

That would be great. I'll be at Game 3. I'd love to see them clinch the series. The crowd will be stunned.

by **phatj** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 21:26:47

BuddyGroom wrote:I'm sure the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale will do a fine national anthem. But how about Patti Labelle? Daryl Hall?

Daryl Hall? Talk about star power! Seriously, WTF?

I'd rather the Boy's Choir do it straight than LaBelle diva it up.

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 21:28:43

Did anyone post the fact that Rob Neyer linked The Good Phight in his recent article? :!:

Also, can someone post some excerpts from his actual article as I'm not a subscriber

by **CFP** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 21:32:09

The second one there is my favorite. Everyone is all "zOMG Dodgers 21-6 in their last 27 Phillies are screwedzzzz." We're 16-4 in our last 20.

by **z ipper** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 23:22:13

omigod omigod you guys
all this week i've had butterflies

by **Monkeyboy** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 00:48:17

phdave wrote:
karn wrote:I guess. Whatever. Phillies in 3

That would be great. I'll be at Game 3. I'd love to see them clinch the series. The crowd will be stunned.

If the Phils win the first 3 games, they should just start celebrating. Maybe they can blow it past everyone. By the time everyone figures out what happened, the Phils will be knee deep in the world series.

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